Were Pope Clement VII and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Clement VII and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1483 to 1534.

Pope Clement VII was 5 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 50 when Pope Clement VII died, aged 56.

Pope Clement VII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 26 May 1478 · died 25 September 1534, aged 56

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

Pope Clement VII and Martin Luther in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Events both lived through

Columbus’s voyages 1493–1504Pope Clement VII was 13 or 14; Martin Luther was 8 or 9
Luther’s 95 Theses 1517Pope Clement VII was 39; Martin Luther was 33
Magellan’s circumnavigation 1519–1522Pope Clement VII was 41; Martin Luther was 35
Fall of Tenochtitlan 1521Pope Clement VII was 42; Martin Luther was 37
Sack of Rome (1527) 1527Pope Clement VII was 48; Martin Luther was 43

Where Pope Clement VII and Martin Luther were born

Pope Clement VII and Martin Luther are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Clement VII: Florence
Martin Luther: Eisleben
Leonardo da Vinci: Anchiano
Michelangelo: Caprese Michelangelo
Christopher Columbus: Genoa
Niccolò Machiavelli: Florence
Nicolaus Copernicus: Toruń